Seeds of conflict: Syrian civil-war stifles Jordanian farmers

Seeds of conflict – Boxes of tomatoes grown near Mafraq, Jordan. Farmers in the north of the country say the price of their produce has halved in the last year.

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Seeds of conflict – There many reasons for the fall in prices but farmers highlight the inability to transport goods via roads through neighboring Syria as the main issue.

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Seeds of conflict – Goats peer out from behind a pen in Mafraq, Jordan. Wool distributors also report not being able to export their product to market in Turkey because of the Syrian conflict.

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Seeds of conflict – Tribal leaders, meanwhile, say that the influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan has created tension with the local population and driven down wages. Here, a vendor sells fruit and vegetables at the Zaatari refugee camp near Mafraq.

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Seeds of conflict – An aerial view shows the Zaatari refugee camp near Mafraq. The northern Zaatari refugee camp is home to more than 150,000 Syrians with more arriving every day.